St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-25
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Dolly is the latest importation of English
slang and is equivalent to the United States
word lawfully" But it doesn't take well in
this country. 1t rolls around in the mouth
too much before it can be got out. American
slang dasherS like words that can be squirt ed
out between clenched teeth or, like Ben
FRiNKLlNs whistle, good enough TO go OFF
themselves.
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The theatrical season has been profitable
for the first-class stars, however it may have
wrecked the lesser lights. The close of last
week showed net profit TO LILY LANGTRy of
$4,000, EDWIN Booth fraction over $780,
600, while Mr.. and Mrs w. ]. FLORENCE
sailed down $50, 900 in New York real estate
from the seasons profits before their de-
parture for Europe.
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The 'sRienzi'' PLAYED by LAWRENCE BAR
RETT is not dranatiZation of BULwER' 5
novel, as is generally supposed. The tragedy
was originally written by Miss MAY RUSSELL
MILFORD in 1925, and thus preceded Blu l.
wERS novel by more than ten years. BUl-
WEIR deemed it necessary to publish an intro
duction to the first issue of his novel calling
public attention to the fact that he had not
borrowed anything from Miss MITFORD $
production.
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Every school boy is familiar with 'sRIENzI S
Address TO the Romans" and yet there is prob
ably not one out of hundred who have recited
the stirring lines who has stopped to reflect
that they were written by woman. Miss
MILFORD wrote several dramas. including
| Julian "Foscari'' and Charles the First, -
but ssRienZi'' was the most popular. She was
prohibited from producing her Charles the
First for long time on account of its sup
posed revolutionary sentiments.
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Mr.. BARRETT'S great success in the revival
of "RienZi'' is Il gratifying evidence that the
legitimate drama continues to have q strong
hold on the American people, and ought to
be an inducement to American play writers
to do some work of the legitimate style.
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The newspapers in Chicago are solid in their
opposition to CARTER HARRIsON'S election
Ordinarily this would be q depressing circuln-
stance TO candidate. But, seeing that Mr.
HARRISON has heretofore thrived on newspa-
per opposition, it isn't likely that he feels the
least discouraged. 1t makes no difference to
him how the newspapers feel about it-he is
still pro bono publico.
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A st. Paul lady who has fondness for col
!ecting autographs has been quite successful
and is enabled to show the handwriting of
nearly all the living distinguished people of
America, including statesmen, authors, act
ors and inventors, and some of the represent
atves of European royalty. The only person
who declined to furnish an autograph when
asked for 1t was Madame ADELINA PATTI
The young lady sent card to the divas room
at the Ryan with request for her autograp phi.
A long letter written i'll French and signed
by the madame's secretary came back in re-
Spouse to the request, stating that Madame
ADELINA PATTI-NlCOLINI was ever so sorry
and regretted it a thousand and one times
but as an absolute fact she was too tired to
write her name. 1t afterwards leaked out
that PATTI had been trying to roast an apple
before the CRATE fire and burnt her finger 1t
was so bundled up in rags and arnica at the
time the application for an autograph was
made she couldn't have made cross mark.
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When the president of the United States
occupies a box at minstrel show and Queen
VICTORIA devotes her afternoons to circus
matinees, what is the use of trying to edu-
cate the dramatic taste of the peasantry of
the two great English-speaking nations of the
world. 1t doesn't make any difference to
people who have such illustrious examples
set before them whether BACON or SHAKE
SPEAR wrote dramas. The great literary
controversy of the age is whether JACK HAv-
ERLY or P. L. BARNUM gets up the best show
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The Boston Herald, noticing that Minneap-
oils is to have BROWNING readings recon-
mends quinine and phosphates as an excellent
remedy for them. Boston has had them and
ought o know the best cure.
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The old superstition that losing glove and
finding it the same day is an omen of ill luck
found its verification in the story of the two
Rochester girls who have been masquerading
around the country in boys clothing. The
elder one some time ago started to accom-
pany her affianced husband TO Calga ry
N. w. T., from Rochester. n. Y. When about
to board the train (which her lover had al
ready done) Sue dropped her glove and,
wonanlike, she let everything else go to find
the glove. and before it was found the train
had moved off with the intended bride
groom aboard and the girl was left.
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And, man-like, the was-to-be bridegroom
kept straight ahead until the continent was
crossed without ever looking back once to see
if the girl he left behind him was coming on,
while she took The wrong train and rode into
Canada before she discovered her mistake.
Returning home she persuaded younger
sister to accompany her on the cold
| trail of her beau until they had crossed
half the continent and their disguise was de-
tected in Southern Minnesota town. The
young ladies have wound up their romantic
career by stopping over in this city under the
protection of charitable society until the
absent-1ninded lover returns to claim his
bride.
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The girls have had real dime novel adven-
turous time Of it, dramatically full of inter
mingled romance and hardship. And it all
came of losing glove and finding it the same
day. If the glove had not been found until
the next day the probabilities are that the
young man would have gone back to look for
it.
Decisions Reversed.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-Acting Sec
rotary Muldrow has to- day ordered the re-
verSal of decisions of the commissioner of
the general land office in three private
claim cases. among them being the contest
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